Touching drama Minari sees a young Korean family attempt to forge a new life in the alien environment of 1980’s Arkansas. The chances of this move succeeding for the family seem minimal from the start as young mother Monica (Han Ye-ri) recoils with horror at their new home, a trailer on wheels and cinder blocks sitting in the middle of
Read moreFor an old school monster fan, the prospect of a resurrected Kong and Godzilla franchise seemed like a dream come true. Unfortunately, from the goofy but energetic Kong: Skull Island to the mind-numbing Godzilla: King of Monsters, which saw CGI overload and nonsensical plotting worthy of a Transformers movie, the franchise has proven at best erratic. Despite attempts to construct
Read moreDocumentary Girls Can’t Surf recounts the history of women’s surfing, the competitor’s battle for recognition, respect and equal pay and the personal stories of the sport’s pioneers and modern stars. The film introduces us to women who may well be legends to surfing fans but apart from Layne Beachley, were almost unknown to this reviewer. Some of them, like Americans
Read moreThe film in which the seemingly average middle-aged guy suddenly reveals himself to be an indestructible fighting machine and former black ops agent has become a genre unto itself and one that tends to feature Liam Neeson. The latest addition to the genre is Nobody, a film that promises a slightly different angle given that it stars an actor who
Read moreMordant comedy/drama French Exit, which is based on the 2018 novel by Patrick de Witt, evokes a number of film auteurs but particularly the oddball works of maverick director Hal Ashby (Being There, Harold and Maude). Like Ashby’s films, French Exit infuses an unusual story of family and relationships with sharp humour and a dark sense of the absurd although
Read moreOn 1991 April 7 a new show began on Southern FM. Thirty years later, The Space Show is still going. Not that the programme on 2021 April 7 will be full of nostalgic clips from the past. After a brief nod to the anniversary, we will have news from way out beyond Pluto, then continue our series of Mars related
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